To remove all VxVM objects from an imported source disk group to an imported target disk group, use the following command:
# vxdg [-o override|verify] join sourcedg targetdg
The following output from vxprint shows the contents of the disk groups rootdg and mydg.
The output includes two utility fields, TUTIL0 and PUTIL0.. VxVM creates these fields to manage objects and communications between different commands and Symantec products. The TUTIL0 values are temporary; they are not maintained on reboot. The PUTIL0 values are persistent; they are maintained on reboot.
# vxprint Disk group: rootdg TY NAME ASSOC KSTATE LENGTH PLOFFS STATE TUTIL0 PUTIL0 dg rootdg rootdg - - - - - - dm rootdg01 c0t1d0s2 - 17678493 - - - - dm rootdg02 c1t97d0s2 - 17678493 - - - - dm rootdg03 c1t112d0s2 - 17678493 - - - - dm rootdg04 c1t114d0s2 - 17678493 - - - - dm rootdg07 c1t99d0s2 - 17678493 - - - - dm rootdg08 c1t100d0s2 - 17678493 - - - - Disk group: mydg TY NAME ASSOC KSTATE LENGTH PLOFFS STATE TUTIL0 PUTIL0 dg mydg mydg - - - - - - dm mydg05 c1t96d0s2 - 17678493 - - - - dm mydg06 c1t98d0s2 - 17678493 - - - - v vol1 fsgen ENABLED 2048 - ACTIVE - - pl vol1-01 vol1 ENABLED 3591 - ACTIVE - - sd mydg01-01 vol1-01 ENABLED 3591 0 - - - pl vol1-02 vol1 ENABLED 3591 - ACTIVE - - sd mydg05-01 vol1-02 ENABLED 3591 0 - - -
The following command joins disk group mydg to rootdg:
# vxdg join mydg rootdg
By default, VxVM automatically recovers and starts the volumes following a disk group join. If you have turned off the automatic recovery feature, volumes are disabled after a join. Use the following commands to recover and restart the volumes in the target disk group:
# vxrecover -g targetdg -m [volume ...] # vxvol -g targetdg startall
The output from vxprint after the join shows that disk group mydg has been removed:
# vxprint Disk group: rootdg TY NAME ASSOC KSTATE LENGTH PLOFFS STATE TUTIL0 PUTIL0 dg rootdg rootdg - - - - - - dm mydg01 c0t1d0s2 - 17678493 - - - - dm rootdg02 c1t97d0s2 - 17678493 - - - - dm rootdg03 c1t112d0s2 - 17678493 - - - - dm rootdg04 c1t114d0s2 - 17678493 - - - - dm mydg05 c1t96d0s2 - 17678493 - - - - dm rootdg06 c1t98d0s2 - 17678493 - - - - dm rootdg07 c1t99d0s2 - 17678493 - - - - dm rootdg08 c1t100d0s2 - 17678493 - - - - v vol1 fsgen ENABLED 2048 - ACTIVE - - pl vol1-01 vol1 ENABLED 3591 - ACTIVE - - sd mydg01-01 vol1-01 ENABLED 3591 0 - - - pl vol1-02 vol1 ENABLED 3591 - ACTIVE - - sd mydg05-01 vol1-02 ENABLED 3591 0 - - -